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Protein and vegetarian diets

open access: yesMedical Journal of Australia, 2012
A vegetarian diet can easily meet human dietary protein requirements as long as energy needs are met and a variety of foods are eaten. Vegetarians should obtain protein from a variety of plant sources, including legumes, soy products, grains, nuts and seeds.
Marsh, Kate A.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Sustainable Healthy Diet Transitions: An Examination of Media Discourse Concerning Beef in the United Kingdom From 2018 to 2022

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of diet in individual and planetary health is increasingly scrutinised as consumers are encouraged to make food choices that balance health and sustainability, particularly with beef. While prior research has considered reduction from the perspective of alternate product acceptance, the social context of beef is less understood. Media
Sean Tanner, Mary McCarthy, David Giles
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of a Balanced Vegetarian Diet on Healthy Pregnancy Development: A Literature Review

open access: yesQuality in Sport
Introduction According to data, 5% of people in Europe and 6% of people in Poland are vegetarians. Therefore, an increasing percentage of pregnant women will follow a plant-based diet.
Kinga Racisz   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Global Influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Diet

open access: yesReligions, 2018
The emphasis on health ministry within the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) movement led to the development of sanitariums in mid-nineteenth century America.
Jim E. Banta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Cave [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Do people have a moral obligation to become vegetarians? If so, what kind of vegetarian diet is morally best and why? In "The Cave," Timothy Eves tells the story of his own food choices: how, after more than a year of careful reflection, he came to ...
Eves, Timothy
core  

You are what you eat? Vegetarianism, health and identity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper examines the views of ‘health vegetarians’ through a qualitative study of an online vegetarian message board. The researcher participated in discussions on the board, gathered responses to questions from 33 participants, and conducted follow ...
Adams   +64 more
core   +1 more source

Leveraging the Potential of Public Food Procurement to Achieve Multiple Food System Outcomes: Insights From a Policy Analysis in Australia

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Government food procurement investment offers significant potential to advance health and sustainability goals; yet, integrating these dimensions into policy design has proved challenging. We mapped and analysed 38 food procurement and catering‐specific policies in Australia to identify ways to strengthen policy design: 20 governing ...
Carolina Venegas Hargous   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of soy phytoestrogen supplementation on thyroid status and cardiovascular risk markers in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism: A randomized, double-blind, crossover study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Context: There is concern whether soy phytoestrogens may affect thyroid function. If true, soy phytoestrogens may be expected to have a greater impact in subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism.
Atkin, Stephen L.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Iron and vegetarian diets

open access: yesThe Medical Journal of Australia, 2012
Vegetarians who eat a varied and well balanced diet are not at any greater risk of iron deficiency anaemia than non-vegetarians. A diet rich in wholegrains, legumes, nuts, seeds, dried fruits, iron-fortified cereals and green leafy vegetables provides an adequate iron intake. Vitamin C and other organic acids enhance non-haem iron absorption, a process
Saunders, Angela V.   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
wiley   +1 more source

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